I was not very impressed. I liked how it still felt like a Duke Nukem game but I didn't like the way he moved and the controls. They were very sluggish and unresponsive. I think I'll skip this or maybe just rent it.

Getting the Balls Of Steel Edition. Only because I was able to pick it up for the price of the normal game from Amazon, when they put it up though. They didn't have the right price when they added it and I was lucky enough to pre-order it, before it was changed to the higher price. XD
Freaking awesome. :D

I have played nearly 3 hours now and I must say: THE GAME IS FUCKING AWESOME!
So far a 8.5 out of 10, yes it has issues but my god it is entertaining!

Just checked out some of the multiplayer maps and the Capture The Babe mode in private matches with my brother and it was superfun already. Will be great oldschool fun online!

Oh, in case you didn't know: Duke was released internationally today. America will have to wait 4 days more, kinda stupid, dunno why they do that but oh well.

Have fun with the game when you get it! It has exceeded my (to be fair rather low) expectations by miles. I didn't hype it much personally, I just thought it would be a solid shooter but damn it is a hilarious and well crafted game.

vaifan, i preordered the balls of steel version as well. how has it noticeably improved since the demo? i thought that this should be in the official thread (as there already is a discussion about the demo there) but you're the first person i'm talking to who actually has it.

The final boss is genuinely good. Piss easy, but exactly how a Duke game should play. Circle strafing all over the place, screen FULL of enemies, it was great. Well, until you get to the third form and the game just drops you in a Devastator and an infinite ammo crate which makes the whole thing insultingly easy, anyway.

At 6/10/11 09:14 AM, GiantDouche wrote:
vaifan, i preordered the balls of steel version as well. how has it noticeably improved since the demo? i thought that this should be in the official thread (as there already is a discussion about the demo there) but you're the first person i'm talking to who actually has it.

The game feels less clunky than the demo, it's overall smoother. One thing that supports the demo being an old build is, that the 2nd demo level is designed a bit differently in the full game. They changed some paths a bit and stuff.

But yeah, in my opinion the game is great and I think it is underrated by those people who have already reviewed it. Two top German review sites gave it a 68 and a 70, that's bullshit. They said a whole lot of positive stuff in their texts/videos but then the final scores differed greatly from what you would've assumed they'd rate it.

Regarding the Balls Of Steel Edition: the bust and the cards are a little smaller than they appeared to be on various pictures but the overall quality of the content in the box is great!

At 6/11/11 05:49 PM, vaifan90 wrote:
Regarding the Balls Of Steel Edition: the bust and the cards are a little smaller than they appeared to be on various pictures but the overall quality of the content in the box is great!

The stuff in the Balls of Steel Edition is actually really nice. Bust has some weight to it, isn't just horrible cheap plastic or anything.